Sting - i hung my head

주인공은 아침에 형의 총으로 사냥 연습 중 우연히 라이더를 쏘아 죽이고 그 결과 도망치게 된다
법정에 서서 자신의 행동을 반성하며 그로 인해 남긴 고통과 후회를 설명한다
결국 그는 자신이 저지른 일에 대해 깊은 슬픔과 죄책감을 느낀다

Early one morning with time to kill
I borrowed Jeb's rifle and sat on the hill
I saw a lone rider crossing the plain
I drew a bead on him to practice my aim
My brother's rifle went off in my hand
A shot rang out across the land
The horse he kept running, the rider was dead
I hung my head, I hung my head
I set off running to wake from the dream
And my brother's rifle went into the stream
I kept on running into the salt lands
And that's where they found me, my head in my hands
The sheriff he asked me "Why had I run"
Then it came to me just what I had done
And all for no reason, just one piece of lead
I hung my head, I hung my head
Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there
I see the judge high up in his chair
"Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind
And we'll ask the jury what verdict they find"
I said "I felt the power of death over life
I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife
I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead"
I hung my head, I hung my head